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- Xiphoid process A pointed cartilage attached to the lower end of the breastbone or sternum, the smallest and lowest division…
- FAS diagnosis See: Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis
- Gastroentenologist A common misspelling of gastroenterologist
- Hippophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even when a horse…
- Minamata disease A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay…
- Prosthesis, nasal See: Nasal prosthesis
- Kuru A slowly progressive fatal disease of the brain due to an infectious agent transmitted among people in Papua…
- Sweat A colorless transparent acidic fluid with a distinctive odor secreted by the small tubular sudoriferous…
- Floating-Harbor syndrome A genetic condition characterized by the triad of short stature apparent at birth with significantly delayed…
- Abortion In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and…
- Muromonab-CD3 A murine monoclonal antibody. See: OKT3